1988 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team

The 1988 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented Cal State Northridge during the 1988 NCAA Division II football season.

1988 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
1988 record6–5 (2–4 WFC)
Head coach
  • Bob Burt (3rd season)
Home stadiumNorth Campus Stadium
1988 Western Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Portland State $^ 6 0 0  11 3 1
No. 10 Sacramento State ^ 4 2 0  10 3 0
Santa Clara 4 2 0  7 4 0
Cal Poly 3 3 0  5 4 1
Cal State Northridge 2 4 0  6 5 0
Southern Utah State 2 4 0  4 7 0
Cal Lutheran 0 6 0  2 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

Cal State Northridge competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). The 1988 Matadors were led by third-year head coach Bob Burt. They played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California. Cal State Northridge finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 2–4 WFC). The Matadors outscored their opponents 269–268 for the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 3Cal State Hayward[note 1]*
W 17–04,523[1]
September 10at San Francisco State*
W 48–0300[2]
September 17at Sonoma State*W 31–6[3]
September 24at Idaho State*W 34–235,868[4]
October 1Cal Poly[note 2]
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
L 7–385,925[5]
October 8at California LutheranW 24–212,107[6]
October 15Portland State
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
L 13–45[7]
October 22UC Davis*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
L 13–314,015[8]
October 29at Santa ClaraL 27–31[9]
November 5Sacramento State[note 3]
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
L 20–40
November 12at Southern Utah State[note 4]W 35–33[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 1989 NFL Draft.[12][13][14]

Notes

  1. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  2. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
  3. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  4. Southern Utah University was known as Southern Utah State College from 1969 to 1990.

References

  1. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 4, 1988. p. III-19. Retrieved April 12, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 11, 1988. p. III-21. Retrieved April 12, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 18, 1988. p. III-23. Retrieved April 12, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Mike Hiserman (September 25, 1988). "Northridge, Fann Quiet Idaho State". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-26. Retrieved April 12, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Mike Hiserman (October 2, 1988). "San Luis Obispo Humbles CSUN in 38-7 Outburst". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). p. III-26. Retrieved April 12, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1988. p. III-23. Retrieved April 12, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 17, 1988. p. III-20. Retrieved April 12, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Mike Hiserman (October 23, 1988). "Good Teams Bring Bad News to CSUN". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-22. Retrieved April 12, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 31, 1988. p. III-14. Retrieved April 12, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 13, 1988. p. III-16. Retrieved April 12, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "1988 - Cal St.-Northridge". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  12. "1989 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  13. "Cal State-Northridge Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  14. "Draft History: Cal State-Northridge". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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